Tether Introduces a ‘People’s’ Bitcoin Wallet

Tether launches a non-custodial wallet supporting USDT, USAT, XAUT, and Bitcoin.

The company Tether has announced the launch of a non-custodial wallet, tether.wallet, which supports stablecoins USDT, USAT, and XAUT, as well as Bitcoin. 

Say goodbye to long, confusing blockchain addresses. 👋

Meet your @ tether. me username: your universal digital money address inside the new Tether Wallet.

With one simple name, you can instantly receive: 💵 Digital dollars (USD₮ & USA₮) Bitcoin and Tether Gold (XAU₮)

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— tether wallet (@tetherwallet) April 14, 2026

The tool is built on the open-source WDK suite, which the firm introduced in October 2025. 

At launch, tether.wallet operates on several blockchains: 

• USDT and XAUT are supported on Ethereum, Polygon, Plasma, and Arbitrum;
• USAT is supported only on Ethereum;
• Bitcoin is supported via Lightning Network. 

Developers plan to expand the list of available networks in the future. 

Users can send funds using readable identifiers (name@tether.me) instead of wallet addresses. Tether’s CEO, Paolo Ardoino, stated that the goal is to make digital asset transfers “as simple as sending a message”—without intermediaries and loss of control.

Transaction fees are paid in the transferred asset. Private keys remain with the user, and operations are signed locally on the device.

The company stated that the new product makes Tether’s payment infrastructure directly accessible to users, not just as an internal layer for crypto markets. The application targets “billions of people without access to the traditional financial system.” 

“More than 570 million users already use Tether technology, and the next step is to make this infrastructure even more accessible and convenient for end users. […] tether.wallet is a ‘people’s wallet’ because it truly reflects the natural evolution of our company’s role,” commented Ardoino. 

Earlier in April, Tether introduced the QVAC SDK toolkit for launching AI on any device.